Stormy Monday: Your Hurricane Sandy Playlist

The east coast is hanging on through the massive weather storm that is Hurricane Sandy, and hopefully for you, the next day (or two) will just involve staying (safely) inside. If that’s the case for you (and we hope it is), here’s a a playlist to get you through the storm. And no, we didn’t forget about The Scorpions’ “Rock You Like A Hurricane,” we just thought we’d go with some less obvious choices.

One of the mind-blowing jams from their classic 1971 LP Live At The Fillmore East. This was when the band was truly based around two brothers, Gregg (whose singing was never more soulful) and the late Duane (whose playing inspired generations of blues/rock guitarists in the decades to come). The song was originally written by T-Bone Walker, and was also covered by Jethro Tull and Eric Clapton. A couple of years ago, Clapton joined the Allmans for a great version of the song.

Even though we’re not including The Scorpions’ “Rock You Like A Hurricane” here, we will represent heavy metal by way of this song. This is from the band’s third lineup, featuring singer David Coverdale, who went on to greater fame: after Purple broke up, he formed Whitesnake.